If the hard drive on your iPod video bit the dust, you can replace the old platter-based drive with a compact flash drive for lighter, faster, drop-proof music and media playback.

Home tech blog Unplggd shares a simple tutorial for replacing the hard drive in your iPod video (iPod generation 5/5.5) with a compact flash drive. You'll need a compact flash drive (or CF adapter and an SD card to go inside), the iFlash CF-iPod adapter ($25), and a guitar pick or other slender object to help open the case of your iPod.

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Once swapped out your "new" iPod will be lighter, run faster, and be more resistant to drop-related damage (like modern iPods).